As outlined in Part 1, effective communication is particularly important for comprehensive myopia management. A key issue to address is how to effectively convince patients of the need and benefits of treatment. This challenge is particularly complex in myopia because the condition is accepted as...
The emergence of new therapies to limit myopia progression offers eyecare practitioners (ECPs) the opportunity to deliver better health outcomes for their patients. Despite growing calls for myopia control to become the new standard of care, uptake of these new treatments by practitioners is still...
Lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin preferentially accumulate in neural tissue, including the macula, where they form macular pigment. Macular pigment has been extensively researched in terms of ocular health and disease prevention, particularly in the context of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). A less obvious target for...
Crucially, scientific and industrial innovators have responded to the threat posed by myopia. We now have a rapidly increasing range of treatments available which have been shown to delay myopia onset, reduce or eliminate the progression of myopia in some children and thereby reduce the...
The evolution of clinical services may actually benefit patients in the long term, but as the pandemic continues into its second year, it is worth exploring areas in which COVID-19 may have led to an adverse direct or indirect impact on ocular health....
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has had an immediate and dramatic impact on eyecare. Even now, more than a year since the emergence of this public health crisis, Covid-19 continues to overwhelm healthcare systems and resources around the globe. T...
How a successful public health strategy for myopia might be implemented, and what policy measures might generate sufficient impact to reverse the myopia epidemic. ...
The management of myopia is typically practitioner-led. Currently, the standard of care is to provide single-vision spectacle or contact lenses to eliminate the blurred vision symptoms, which are characteristic of myopia....
In 20 years, will optometry as we know it exist? Will there be a role for optometry, and how will it be delivered?...
